News Briefs (Aug. 22, 2012)Wildflower to host community Bingo Wildflower Retirement will host community bingo for ages 55 and up 2-3 p.m. Thursday at 240 S. Inglewood Ave. Door prizes and refreshments will be available. Open mic night at American Legion The American Legion will host an open mic night 6 p.m. Thursday at 215 N. Denver Ave. in Russellville. Entertainment will include the Bobby Hughes Band. Admission is $1. Everyone is invited to sing. Retirement party set ...

News Briefs (Aug. 21, 2012)St. John’s bingo night moves to Tuesday St. John Catholic Church Bingo will be Tuesday nights, beginning today at 1900 W. Main St. in Russellville. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with games at 6:30 p.m. Standard pack of cards cost $16 and late birds cost $5. The progressive game this week will pay a $1,000 cash prize if bingo is called within 60 numbers. Concessions and door prizes available. Proceeds benefit St. John Catholic School. Russellville’s ...

News Briefs (Aug. 19, 2012)Gospel meeting starts today Fifth and Greenwich Church of Christ will host a gospel meeting with speaker Ted Knight of Conway today through Wednesday. Knight has preached at congregations in Missouri, Oklahoma, Indiana and Arkansas, including seven years at the Levy Church of Christ in North Little Rock and 12 years at Greenbrier Church of Christ. The theme of Knight’s lessons is “Six Keys to Living.” Today’s lessons will begin at 9:30 and 10:...

News Briefs (Aug. 17, 2012)AAC presents safety awards at conference The Association of Arkansas Counties (AAC) awarded its annual safety awards during the AAC’s annual conference in Springdale last week. Counties that were honored scored at least 80 percent on the AAC’s safety survey, had a loss ratio of less than 50 percent and had not been in the hazardous employer program during 2011 or 2012. 2012 AAC safety award recipients included Arkansas, Benton, Calhoun, Carrol...

News Briefs (Aug. 16, 2012)Gospel music at Moreland Red Barn Friday Gospel music will be played from 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Red Barn in Moreland. Special guests will be The Williams Brothers. A $2 donation will be taken at the door. The group is also accepting canned food items to donate to a local church. Prayer service today RAMA will sponsor a prayer service from noon to 1 p.m. today at Russellville City Hall. DHS class of ’64 to meet Saturday Dardanelle High School ...

News Briefs (Aug. 15, 2012)Community choir summer concert The Community Festival Chorale will present a summer choir concert 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Hughes Community Center. Features include a variety of pop and patriotic pieces, such as “When I Fall In Love,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Proud Mary,” “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “America, the Beautiful,” and more. The concert is free and open to the public. Light desserts and drinks will be available to help raise ...

News Briefs (Aug. 14, 2012)Voluntary water conservation With the thunderstorms that moved through Russellville in the early morning hours of Monday, City Corporation experienced a lightning strike on a critical piece of equipment responsible for the distribution of water in the Norristown tank area. The affected area is bounded on the east by Skyline/Hilltop; north to Cambridge Court to the west by Damascus Road, Dowdy Loop, River Oaks Lane and Rimrock Road. City Corpor...

News Briefs (Aug. 12, 2012)Antioch Free Will Baptist hosts Gospel hour The gospel group 11th Hour will sing at the Antioch Free Will Baptist church at at 10:45 a.m. today. The church is located on Sweeden Rd., Russellville. Pastor Fred Goates invites everyone to attend. Marines Corps League to meet Monday The Marine Corps League, Lake Dardanelle Detachment will meet 7 p.m. Monday at 411 North Phoenix Ave. in Russellville. For more information, call Bert Page at 857-9004...

News Briefs (Aug. 11, 2012)Gospel group 11th Hour singing Sunday The 11th Hour gospel group will be singing at the Antioch Free Will Baptist Church Sunday at 10:45a.m. The church is located on Sweeden Road in Russellville. Pastor Fred Goates invites everyone to attend. Outreach program to provide essentials The Cherokee outreach program in Atkins located at the former CDI building on U.S. Highway 64 (Main Street) will be open from 1-4 p.m. today. The program will be ope...